58-05: Simultaneous thoracoscopic hybrid AF ablation: a 2-year follow up

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analysis the efficacy and complication rates of the simultaneous hybrid procedure in a series of patients with persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in a 2 year follow-up period. Methods: Sixty-one consecutive patients (54 males, 60 ± 8 years) having undergone isolation of pulmonary veins (PV) and posterior wall of left atrium (LA) by the means of hybrid thoracoscopic ablation...